Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-15

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The arxumen1 that TIE faiiroad sh0alo
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asctisa 1, ana II the whole law were
: enhraesd IN this asoiion, their position
! wnuie BE- impseRnable. Bat, f0Etunateiy
I fer tb1sa Who have - 10 baEinese wish
{ she EefIfoad. thefe are other sectlena
. which mnat BE- read In eonneoti0n With
z Seotien 4, End walsh Eust - held 10
Z limit ifa aperation- Session /, which 4
4 tha feandnfi0n neafi0n 81 the Act, pre-
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. ssna0le and just" and Sootien 3 pre-.
q vidaa against undue On unreasonable
: prsfefe1se o. advantages being given q
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= uudue Or unreasonable pTsiudice q
. disndvantaas in any respect whatsosgef
Bias We mu8t cofEoos an erf0r fnts
, which one OF oar correspondents on tai
!. snbisot has fallen. He says that the oni,
iuhibiti0p Il against changing more fo
short haul than long one. and. 10 "a
bic own words, IF theY carry . ten Q
meFuhandias 10 Chicago for $40, the.
D. ahall not charge mare than go 10 carr.
4; Il 10 Salt Lake. They may charge .
4 much for tie shertsr IS the longer dis
!, lance. bat not mere." Oar correspond
a ent did not read Section I, With care o
- -. WHMl1 A4N0 1NNA 9A3N N4Mh NE-EkoI
q shall not Be construed &c authoFlzln
~ any common carrier within the terms o
z. fhig Act 10 charge and Feoeive a. grea
NJ compensation fer q shorter - for
n longer dislaee."
ri Il was In view Of all these section
n that The illustration OF suggestion Q
=. mileage rates was made in eoFt q
81 rough and-ready way Of arriving ct iHi
y. and reasonable charges sad Of avoiuin
- undue preference or advantage 10 on
4. locality over another.
That tariff based upon such oalculi
m ton muss eventually BE- adopted, thei
= can be bat litiis doubt. A rsmaE
: mads By Senator Stanford 10 the Unite
~ States Senate aecentuatea the prophet
Of making general tariff based upo
mileage. he said We carry q toe (
wheat from San Francisco to the Gu
II. Of Mexico-3000 miIcs-fer $40. II.
carrying the same amount 10 polI
halE- way-1b00 W. charge 90
Ias and yst tbs people a. that point ere NJ
"a oyerehaFRed.
a. Upsn what p.inciple, even Of raiIroa
ris ethics, cas- u be eonfended that they q
Ii not 0yereharReda What is thcre Ia
b. rats Of three times the amount for Ia
ne the diatanee that 10 reasonable and Jas
ID. " AAA ANnEN UH-AH.UE HAU ENNI E|EIIt
r. on ap0n suah basis 90 thatl None, \
Of | cities, when the posaee1or Of store
IL food charged bis starving nsiQhbora 10
az what be chose. None since King job
D. and bis robbef 5afons used 70 impfieo
ne she rich Jews sad torture them unl
~ they yielded auoh ransom as their cal
"a tors CHOSE 10 extort. Ncns since BlaC
Id Bari has retired from business With
be prond eonelouaness shat when be be
al lat 3 Stage passenger bis eiethes and
o. dollar to money 10 had mot overchaEl
a. Cd" him. II senator Stamford wi
be agree that $40 ton was proper ehar6
IA for 5000 miles, il necessarily follop
In that $50 ton vas 81 overchaFae Z.
al 1900 miles, exospt 2pon one principle
- that Of all She tariff wonld bear. IN u
he inhabitants OF the half zay towns ha
Il. had 10 have The wheat, they would %
he $50 freight for is; and on that er0uni
Of because they paid it, Senator elaafol
he thinks thsy we're not oyerchaFRed.
be man wrtthing in the agonies OF strycl
Ia nlne poisoning might gay q physiaia
a. 5000 for stomach pump. bat Il woul
re be hard 70 oonvincs him afterward tbs
L the doctor had not sveFchaFRed him Il
~ bis services.
10 Il nos claimed that the tariff O.
= % vii BE adjusted on Z mileage basi
. nor . 4 right that Il should be. Di
re ferent eeFviee neceesitatea diffeFeI
N charges, bnt mileage must be taken {
q ihe gEoandw0rk upen which 10 cor
% sifuot schedules. and In no other W
can rates be COZ strneisd which shall l
m reasonable and juss, and a The san,
~ lime avoid undue Discrimination Z